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Patented Mar. 26, 1929.

UNITED STATE-s PATENT oFFicsf CHARLES H. ASHLEY AND LEIGH H. PHILLEO, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TOWEL HOLDING AND DISPENSING CABINET.

Application Ied March 17, 1926.

Our invention relates particularly to a cabinet adapted to hold a quantity of towels for use, with means for pulling leach towel from the case or cabinet as and when needed, without pulling more than the one needed, each towel being so attached to the cabinet that it can be used and rleft hanging below the cabinet.

Amongthe salient objects of our invention is to provide such a case or cabinet into which towels can be placed in bundles ready for use, thus making it ossible to add towels thereto without distur ing the towels yet remaining in the case or cabinet; to provide a simple and practical means for supporting each towel in place with a portion thereof exposed and by means of-which each towel is pulled from the cabinet for use; to provide each towel with a holding-tab by means of which it is attached tot-he cabinet and a second tab by means of which it is pulled from the cabinetfor use, all of said tabs being exposed-5 to provide a cabinet into which the towels are placed in a folded condition, whereby to take up as little room as necessary, and in general, to provide a simple, economical and practical towel holding and dispensing cabinet.

In order to explain our invention, we have illustrated one practical embodiment there# of on the accompanyingL sheet of drawings, which we will now describe.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a towel holding and dispensing cabinet embodying our invention, with the front broken out to show the arrangement of the towels within;

Figure 2 is a view of one towel, showing the tabs and also showing the folds in light broken lines; and Y Figure 3 is a view illustrating how the towels are threaded for placement within the cabinet.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the cabinet can be of any desired size and finish with anopen bottom, said cabinet having the top 1, ends, 2, Q., back, 3, and front, 4, which front can be made in sections, if desired so that a portion of the cabinet can be opened without opening other portions. Across the bottom is a holding rod, 5, inserted through projecting ears, 6, 6,with staple, 7, and plate, 8, for locking vsaid rod in place, as will be understood from the drawings.

Referring now to Fig. 2, each towel, T, is folded over upon itself at the line 9, and

hooks, 20, in the top, as indicated.

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then is folded in the same manner again on the lines 10, 10, and then folded down along the line 11, thus placing the two tabs, 12 and 13 at the lower end. It will be noted that the tab, 13, is provided with an eyelet, 14, to be placed over the rod 5.

Referring now to Fig. 3, we will describe our means for holding the towels within vthe cabinet. Each towel is threaded upon a fine thread, 15, with long loops, 16. This can be done by means of a needle, 17, or in any other desirable and practical manner. The upper ends of the loops, 16, are then tied together. as at 18 and 19, in two places and the loop between the two knots is hooked over the This makes it possible for each towel to be pulled and its threadA breaks and allows the towel to be pulled out of the cabinet for use, as indicated by-the one towel hanging down in an unfolded position.

This makes a very simple'and inexpensive method of suspending the individual towels within the cabinet and at the same time permits each towel to be pulled out for usc with-- out pulling more than the one desired.

It will be noted that the towels can be tied in bundles, one bundle being suspended from each hook, 20. This makes it possible for one or more bundles to be placed within the cabinet as needed without removing the other towels, for they can be moved along in the cabinet and on the rod, 5. The towels are easily removed from the rod by simply withdrawing the rod when it is desired to remove the used towels.

We do not limit our invention to the speciiic means shown and described in detail, for we realize that changes can be made without departing from the Vspirit of our in- 9 vent-ion, and we claim any application of the invention which comes within the scope of the hereto appended claims.

We claim:

1. In towel holding and dispensing cabinets, towels provided with means for holding them in inoperative positions and with means for holding them secure after use, said first means consisting of a. breakable thread support for each towel to break when pull is applied to the Jtowel', and said second v means consisting of a member threaded through said towels and by means of which they are securely suspended after use.

2. In towel holding and dispensing cabinets, towels provided With means for holding them in two positions before and after use7 one means Consistingy of a `bi'ezllable thread support for each towel end suspending 5 it in a folded condition, and the other means bein g a. part of the towel adapted to be threaded on a inenibei` `for securely holding said Y towel. suspended :i'ftei' use, substantially as described.

Signed at Los Angeles, Los Angeles l County, California, this 12 day of March,

CHARLES H. ASHLEY. LEIGH H. PHILLEO. 

